National Insurance Co. Ltd vs Swaran Singh & Ors on 5 January, 2004
The award passed by the Tribunal directing the
insurance company to pay the compensation amount
awarded to the claimants and thereafter, recover the
same from the owner of the vehicle in question, is in
accordance with the judgment passed by this Court
in Swaran Singh [National Insurance Co.
Ltd. v. Swaran Singh, (2004) 3 SCC 297 : 2004 SCC
(Cri) 733] and Laxmi Narain Dhut [National Insurance
Co. Ltd. v. Laxmi Narain Dhut, (2007) 3 SCC 700 :